The 'Game Of Thrones' Prequel Will Be Missing This Powerful Westeros Family

George R. R Martin has revealed that one powerful family will be absent from the upcoming Game of Thrones prequel, and we’re not sure how we feel about it.

The author and one of the co-creators of the new show has spoken to Entertainment Weekly about what fans can expect from the series, including what houses will be involved and the animals will still be around roaming Westeros.

Set 5,000 before the events of Game of Thrones, we already know that it’s a time before the Targaryen family and dragons, so we shouldn’t be holding out for any of Daenerys’ ancestors. But according to Martin’s latest comments, we also shouldn’t be hoping to see any ancestors of Cersei, Tyrion or Jaime, either.

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“The Lannisters aren’t there yet,” he revealed, going on to explain that while the cunning and wealthy Westerosi family won’t exist yet, their ancestral home of Casterly Rock will. “Casterly Rock is certainly there; it’s like the Rock of Gibraltar,” Martin told Entertainment Weekly. “It’s actually occupied by the Casterlys—for whom it’s still named after in the time of Game of Thrones.”

Luckily, there is at least one of our favourite houses that’ll be present in the new series: The Starks and their direwolves. "The Starks will definitely be there,” Martin said. “There are things like direwolves and mammoths.”

He also revealed that one of the great enemies of Westeros will also be around. “Obviously the White Walkers are here—or as they’re called in my books, the Others—and that will be an aspect of it.”

With Naomi Watts leading the cast that includes Naomi Ackie, Denise Gough, Jamie Campbell-Bower, one of the biggest points of difference between this series and Thrones will be the huge ensemble cast. This doesn’t seem like a point of difference but it will be in terms of scale. Because it’s set during a time before the seven kingdoms had been established, Westeros comprised of 100 smaller petty kingdoms, meaning a lot of different characters being introduced, and Martin said himself that this show might be more of an ensemble cast than its predecessor.

While the show doesn’t have a name or premiere date yet, it’s begun filming in Northern Ireland and if picked up, will likely have a release date in 2021.